The report from Minnie & Ana, two of Anna's teachers, was that Anna was sad/angry for about 1.5 hours and did not participate in any of the activities even after she finally calmed down. When I arrived, Anna was lying down next to a doll with her lunch bag nearby watching the kids from afar. She was not upset anymore though, just observing. She did tell us the songs they sang: "The Hokey Pokey," "The Muffin Man," and "Give the Dog Some Food." I have no idea what that last one was; my best guess was "This Old Man" but Anna says that wasn't it.
When Anna & I have done a new thing together (even at six months when we went to JW Tumbles) it has always taken a few weeks for her to relax and that is with me there. So, I'm guessing it's going to take at least the first month for her to be comfortable at school but we'll see. Officially I've stated "we're trying it for a month at least" and then go from there. I just know that once she goes a few times and "gets" the routine she will start to enjoy herself so I hope that Wednesday isn't harder to get her to school.
I logged in to check how Anna's day went. This is one of the hard parts of being a parent. Hang in there. Good news about Sarah sleeping through the night...it's been a long time since you had a full night's sleep. She is getting so big that she probably doesn't need that middle of the night feeding any more. I am being optimistic for you!
I have been thinking about you having to be so strong and not go back when Anna is crying. There were about four little ones in Raisa's class that cried the first 3 or 4 times, and now they seem to be fine. I was with one of their Mom's in the hallway last week, and SHE was crying too...it will definitely get better!